Chelmsford selectman could become Tyngsboro town official

TYNGSBORO -- Tyngsboro selectmen tonight are set to vote on whether to appoint Chelmsford Selectman Matt Hanson as the new assistant town administrator.

Hanson, who will not seek another selectman term, was among 48 applicants for the position left vacant by Nina Nazarian this summer.

Selectmen Rick Reault and Cory Lambert, along with Town Administrator Curt Bellavance, narrowed the pool of applicants to five finalists, Bellavance said.

The group interviewed those five and invited three back for another interview -- out of those three finalists, Bellavance will recommend Hanson.

Hanson, who works as a project/procurement specialist in the Westford town manager's office, also worked as program manager for the Lowell Police Department. He has served on the Chelmsford Board of Selectmen since 2010.

"He presented himself very well, we liked his answers to some of the questions that we asked. He had a good knowledge of Tyngsboro," Bellavance said. "His background was one of the things I was looking for, which was the procurement background."

Bellavance also noted Hanson's time on the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments, and said it was good because he has a background dealing with regional issues.

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The position has a starting annual salary of $66,000 with a six-month probationary period, after which Bellavance recommends providing a five-percent salary increase if Hanson receives a positive evaluation.

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